# pā
## Hawaiian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpaː/

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *paa (“enclosure”) (cognates include Maori pā (“fortified village, blockade”) and Rapa Nui pā) from Proto-Oceanic *baRa (cognates include Fijian ba) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baRa (“animal pen”)

#### Noun

pā
* fence, wall, enclosure
* pen, sty

##### Derived terms

* pākauapānini

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *paqa (cognates include Tahitian pa and Tongan paʻa)

#### Noun

pā
* bareness, the state of being barren or infertile
* infertility

### Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *paa

#### Noun

pā
* mother-of-pearl

### Etymology 4

From Proto-Polynesian *paa (cognates include Maori pā) from Proto-Oceanic *bayan (cognates include Fijian baca (“bait”)) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayan (“bait”)

#### Noun

pā
* lure esp. made from mother-of-pearl

### Etymology 5

Variant of pāʻia from Proto-Polynesian *paa-kia (compare with Maori pākia and Tongan pākia).

#### Verb

pā
* to touch, strike, hit (as by a stone), tag, affect
* to reach
* to sense (of hearing, drinking, feeling etc)
* to blow (as the wind)

### References

* 1 2 3 4 5 Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “pā”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 296
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “paa.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 60-1
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “paqa”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “paa.3b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “paa.3a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “paa2b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

## Japanese
### Romanization

pā
* Rōmaji transcription of パー
* Rōmaji transcription of ぱぁ

## Mandarin
### Romanization

pā (pa$^1$, Zhuyin ㄆㄚ)
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啪
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 夿
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 妑
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 扒
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 派
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 皅
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 舥
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 芭
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 葩
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蚆
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 趴

## Maori
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpaː/

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *paa (“enclosure”) (cognates include Hawaiian pā (“wall”) and Rapa Nui pā) from Proto-Oceanic *baRa (cognates include Fijian ba) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baRa

#### Noun

pā
* fortified place
* fortified village, usually on steep-sided raised ground that facilitates defence and affords good view of approaching attackers, such as a hilltop, promontory or small island
* screen or blockade
    Synonym: takitaki

#### Verb

pā
* to block up

### Etymology 2

Variant of pākia from Proto-Polynesian *paa-kia (compare with Hawaiian pāʻia and Tongan pākia).

#### Verb

pā
* to touch, strike, hit (as by a stone), tag, affect
* to reach
* to be connected with, relate to, pertaining to, regarding
* to be heard, reach one's ears, hold personal communication with
* to blow (as the wind)
* to participate, act together, act in concert, join in (an undertaking)
* to have sex

#### Noun

pā
* clump, group or flock
* contact (netball, etc.)

#### Related terms

* pāngia
* paki

### References

* ↑ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 246-7
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “paa.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 60-1
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “paa2b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

### Further reading

* “pā” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

## Marshallese
### Alternative forms

* peiṃ; pein

### Pronunciation

* (phonetic) IPA: [pʲæ]
* (phonemic) IPA: /pʲæj/
* Bender phonemes: {pay}

### Noun

pā
* arm; hand
* wing
* fin

### References

* Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

## Rapa Nui
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *pa (“enclosure”). Cognates include Hawaiian pā and Maori pā.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpaː/
* Hyphenation: pā

### Verb

pā
* (transitive) to encircle

### References

* Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29